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Maren's list of environmental, cultural, and social justice events in and around Pittsburgh.

July 16: NOVA and Green Drinks at ChargeCar

A huge thanks is in order to everyone who braved the dreadful weather and to come to last week's event! It was excellent to see lots of enthusiastic people interact at our open house, as well as after the screening of "Gasland." If you couldn't make it, there will be two more summer events on the next two Fridays (July 23rd and 30th) for anyone interested in any aspect of ChargeCar.

We would like to invite you to our next community event and cookout at/outside the Electric Garage, in collaboration with Pittsburgh Green Drinks. At 7 p.m., Green Drinks, a freeform social group for people working on environmental issues, will be visiting the Electric Garage; then at 9 p.m. we will be projecting the 2008 NOVA documentary directed by Joe Seamans, "Car of the Future". We are very excited to say that Joe will be joining us at the Garage to introduce and talk about the film.

To stay up-to-date on all things ChargeCar, please visitwww.chargecar.organd join the forum and mailing list.ChargeCar's Electric Garage is located at the former Exxon Gas Station on the 4600 block of Forbes Avenue, next to CMU. Here's a map of the area.

Who is Maren?

Maren Cooke is a planetary scientist by training, but now concentrates on environmental education and activism on climate, air quality, land use, energy, and sustainability. She serves on the board of GASP, and works closely with other organizations including 350 Pgh, CCL, Climate Reality Leadership Corps, Pittsburghers Against Single-Use Plastic, Sierra Club, Grow Pgh, Transition Pgh, the Green Education Movement, CMU’s Institute for Green Science, and the City of Pittsburgh. She volunteers as an Urban Ecosteward, a Tree Tender, and a Master Gardener, and co-founded a nature education program and a school garden at a local K-8. She has helped create science curricula and train teachers, and has taught physics, astronomy, environmental science, and permaculture to people of all ages. She operates an urban microfarm, supplying organic produce to a local restaurant and a food pantry and garden plants to the surrounding community, and has been rebuilding her family’s home as a demonstration site for green building and green living. Maren also organizes and hosts Sustainability Salons, a monthly environmental education forum and community gathering now eight years running.